Online Physics Games & Simulations

[Eezekiel]

Does anyone know of any good online physics games or simulations?

 

[tenseiga]

hmm.. lots of physics engines around.. but try this game called gish... it blew my socks off.

http://www.chroniclogic.com/index.htm?gish.htm

 

[christianjb]

Beautiful physics applets:

http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html

 

[cscott]

Beautiful physics applets:

http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html

I was going to say this as well. It's a CS guy who does this in his spare time.

 

[ranger]

Here are a few more:
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/more_stuff/flashlets/home.htm
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/more_stuff/Applets/home.html
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/Flash/
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/phys/physapplets.html
http://www.anu.edu.au/Physics/Savage/TEE/site/
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=174356

http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/BORDER/Soccer/Soccer.html (Quantum soccer)

 

[Eezekiel]

thanks guys this will keep me busy for while.

 

[zyh]

these are so good stuff! thanks for sharing!

 

[VanOosten]

physicsgames.net can't give a more obvious answer then that lol

 

[The legend]

There's a game called Crayon Physics...on computer and Iphone...and it's really fun.

 

[hl_world]

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Here's a cool website: http://www.flashphysicsgames.com/.

 

[The legend]

i got another game called Armadillo Run...it's a 3d game, with the goal to make the ball like armadillo reach the goal place from the start position with the help of suitable materials. You can control the tension's in strings and materials too...and overall, it's really really interesting.

 

[dkotschessaa]

I don't think I learned any physics from these, but I'm sure the programmers did. nice diversion though!

 

[Kevin_Axion]

They're games based on mechanical physics, such as Newtonian mechanics and other classical ideas. They aren't meant to teach you physics.

 

[akd_dka]

http://www.worldofgoo.com/


This is an amazing game. But sadly it isn't free. It is similar to crayon physics, but way too cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A_JfkzPwww

 

[eah2119]

http://www.hemispheregames.com/osmos/

It's available for iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, and Linux. It's $10, but it really is entertaining. If you're knowledgeable about orbits and how they react, it has a relation to physics. The basic idea behind the game is the laws of motion.

You are controlling this bubble in a closed arena. There are also other little bubbles in the arena. Your objective is to consume all the bubbles. When you consume the bubbles you get larger. You move your bubble by clicking on the screen. Clicking will shoot out a small bubble in the direction you click and you are propelled in the opposite direction. There is also gravity involved, elliptical orbits, and a bunch of other cool stuff.

Oh, and it's called Osmos by Hemisphere Games.

 

[spark.bisht]

Try this one, for cricket

http://www.simplylearnt.com/practice/questions/wc-2011/Electrostatics-1

 

[eah2119]

Oops. There may be something wrong with the link I've provided for Osmos. Try here: http://www.hemispheregames.com/

 

[hirouki]

still fun although its not really a game
http://phet.colorado.edu/

 

[margaretedwar]

Nice, I really wanted to be good in Physics but I just couldn't get it. I really feel bad.

 

[jedishrfu]

open source physics has many physics simulations not games but still cool.

www.compadre.org/osp

 

[utkarsh5]

can any of them simulate fluids?like water,air,air pressure etc. can any of them simulate a barometer?

 

[Peppino]

Try www.Newton-world.net . It's a simulator I made for my physics class, though it's mostly for elementary physics concepts.

 

[edguy99]

Shoot the electron and ionize hydrogen, http://www.animatedphysics.com/games/shoottheelectron.htm

Models an electron fired at hydrogen molecules (H, H-, H2para and H2 ortho) over single nanometer widths and attosecond timeframes.

 

[d3mm]

http://universesandbox.com/

Spawn stars, planets, etc. Click button, see universe evolve.

 

[pachelbel]

If you're into Space and space programs in general then I'd highly recommend Kerbal space program, it's a sandbox game with the application of the laws of physics, you can download the demo for free and then decide wheteher to purchase the actual game which once bought you are able to download for free the continuous new versions as it's being heavily developed. The price is $18 usd which is about £12 gbp. Endless fun, extremely addictive and an excellent educational tool for all ages!

Here's a link: :)

https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/

 

[lurflurf]

http://gamelab.mit.edu/games/a-slower-speed-of-light/
Game play is terrible though.

 

[Dummienoob]

This is more of a Chemistry game but still... powdertoy.co.uk
Powder Toy has fluid and powder physics. If you have ever played Powder Game then this is more advanced. It has nuclear fission, fusion, subatomic particles, electric currents, acids, diferent states of matter, photons and more cool stuff.

 

[stevendaryl]

"Crayon Physics" is kind of a neat concept. You draw objects such as rocks or sticks or ramps, and then they fall under gravity. You are supposed to solve puzzles like getting some object to some destination using hand-drawn levers and weights and so forth.

http://www.crayonphysics.com/

 

[lurflurf]

^The funny thing about Crayon Physics (which the creator admits) is that it is more of a sandbox than a puzzle game. You can do so many things that the puzzles are easy. To be a good puzzle game it would have needed to be very restrictive which would have made it less fun.

 

[DrDanny]

Check out Wisp:
http://geant4-resources.com/Geant4GUI/G4GUI.html
It let's you simulate protons, neutrons, electrons and photons incident an almost any element. Makes a nice 3D visualization too. Wrote it myself, so be nice ;-)

 

[chuk]

Is there a program where I can
- define different particle types
- set and customize particle features (for example size, attraction/repulsion)
- connect particles into chains like molecules
And then simulate all that?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

University of Colorado has a page with lots of great simulations and games for many sciences
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new

 

[Q490264]

Thanks for the links.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Physics Game Apps
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/beyond-angry-birds-five-apps-that-test-your-physics-skills/

World of Goo is one of my personal favorites!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Here are a some simulations
http://andrew-hoyer.com/experiments/particle_system/
http://nullprogram.com/webgl-particles/
http://grantkot.com/MPM/Liquid.html